Potatoes falling over

My potatoes are in bags and some have begun to tumble over at just above soil level, when the first lot fell over i thought something had hit them like a kids ball had been kicked in the bag but several bags of spuds have now begun to just flop over just above soil level.

Is this normal the bags feel mildly damp but not soaking so due for a water tonight.First lot fell over in the week and had not long since been well and truly watered.

p.s. I've asked those questions Nin, so we can decide what's best, it might be that they are yellowing and falling over because your spuds are ready, if that's the case you don't need to keep watering much.

I put cane supports in the bags with twine wrapped round the canes before the spuds start to grow, spuds grown in bags tend to grow taller than those grown in the ground and can be blown over by the wind or simply because they've got top heavy.

Have flower buds but no flowers 2 lots of second early one lot of sallad (charlotte ) and one lot of main crop three bags each type . Very healthy very green just worried re the toppling as foliage is over a metre high above the bag top. fed a little tom feed but used soil with some food to earth up.

I think I have a similar problem, I have paatoes in pots, with around 2 feet of foliage on. I wondered I should tie it up, or if it would harm the crop if I cut some of the length off - ie would the energy going into the leaf then be transferred into the growing potato?

Nan, those buds might be what has followed the flowers that you missed. Dig in and have a look I think you'll find your spuds are big enough to make chips with

Zazu, I don't stake mine and deffo don't cut leaves off. Depending what variety and how long then have been planted. I wait until the foliage starts to yellow and then examine what's in the sack.

See Netherfields pic above..13wks and a brill spud, do as he says.

Netherfield I could just eat that ( well cooked) with a bit of butter..mine not quite ready yet..Pentland Javelin..first earlies but weather was so cold when they went in sacks..I love getting them out, not as good as digging up from soil but always a bit of a thrill to see what you've got.